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An atx pilot taxies into position and hold on the wrong runway. The tower was attempting to reduce the pilot's delay for wake turbulence.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 342970 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tus |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2200 |
| ASRS Report | 342970 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Leaving tus for flight to mmho with 1 patient on board. Leaving tus on an IFR clearance. I was cleared by ground control to taxi to runway 11L at taxiway A6 for an intersection takeoff. As I arrived at A6, an airliner was cleared for takeoff on runway 11L from the end. As the airliner passed my position, I called the tower to report ready to go. Tower said hold short for wake turbulence. A short time later (maybe 1 min at most) I heard 'taxi into position and hold.' I acknowledged 'position and hold,' as I lined up on the centerline, tower said I had been cleared for position and hold on runway 11R and to taxi across runway 11L and was now cleared for takeoff on runway 11R. I acknowledged this transmission and said that I had not heard runway 11R. I completed the takeoff with no other comments from the tower. No other aircraft were involved. It was just to prevent me from holding for wake turbulence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ATX PLT TAXIES INTO POS AND HOLD ON THE WRONG RWY. THE TWR WAS ATTEMPTING TO REDUCE THE PLT'S DELAY FOR WAKE TURB.
Narrative: LEAVING TUS FOR FLT TO MMHO WITH 1 PATIENT ON BOARD. LEAVING TUS ON AN IFR CLRNC. I WAS CLRED BY GND CTL TO TAXI TO RWY 11L AT TXWY A6 FOR AN INTXN TKOF. AS I ARRIVED AT A6, AN AIRLINER WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 11L FROM THE END. AS THE AIRLINER PASSED MY POS, I CALLED THE TWR TO RPT READY TO GO. TWR SAID HOLD SHORT FOR WAKE TURB. A SHORT TIME LATER (MAYBE 1 MIN AT MOST) I HEARD 'TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD.' I ACKNOWLEDGED 'POS AND HOLD,' AS I LINED UP ON THE CTRLINE, TWR SAID I HAD BEEN CLRED FOR POS AND HOLD ON RWY 11R AND TO TAXI ACROSS RWY 11L AND WAS NOW CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 11R. I ACKNOWLEDGED THIS XMISSION AND SAID THAT I HAD NOT HEARD RWY 11R. I COMPLETED THE TKOF WITH NO OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE TWR. NO OTHER ACFT WERE INVOLVED. IT WAS JUST TO PREVENT ME FROM HOLDING FOR WAKE TURB.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.